Fish lure



Dec. 22, 1942. b. M. THOMAS 2,300,005

FISH LURE Filed Aug. 1, 1941 fad/ 7W flaradwom Jomazs Patented Dec. 22, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FISH LURE Daniel Milson Thomas, Scarsda'le, N. Y.

Application August 1, 1941, Serial No. 404,960

Claims.

The invention relates to improvements in fish lures and has for its primary object the provision of an improved fish lure which is of simple construction and highly efficient in operation.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists of the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and in which Fig. l is a side view of a fish lure embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 an enlarged detailed perspective view illustrating diagrammatically the method of manufacture of the strands embodied in the lure; and

Fig. 3 a side view of a modified form of lure embodying the invention.

The embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing comprises a hook Ill having a feather II and a tuft of hairs or bristles I2 secured thereto in the usual way to constitute a fly. Another tuft of strands I3 is likewise secured to the hook I0 as indicated. The tuft of strands I3 is composed of a plurality of individual strands each of which is specially constructed as follows:

Each of the strands l3 comprises a central more life-like appearance and also provides a tuft or strands which will not be in any way affected by the water and whereby a lure is provided which will be found to be highly efficient in attracting and catching fish. The specific form and arrangement of parts indicated is a simple and effective one for the purpose.

The modified form of lure illustrated in Fig. 3 comprises a wooden body or plug I4 equipped with a suitable hook l5 and having a tuft l3 of the special strands secured thereto as indicated, thereby providing a plug lure having substantially the same advantages as that already described.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred forms of construction for carrying the invention into effect, these are capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I therefore do not wish to be limited to the precise details disclosed, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A fish lure comprising a hook having a tuft of strands attached thereto each strand comprising a flexible core having a fine wire wrapped around it.

2. The lure specified in claim 1 in which the flexible core is a thread.

3. The lure specified in claim 1 in which the wire is of plated copper.

4. The lure specified in claim 1 in which the wire is of silver plated copper.

5. The lure specified in claim 1 in which the Wire is of gold plated copper.

D. MIILSON THOMAS. 

